Assessing life skills in young working adults. Part 2: The application of an alternative instrument

Abstract

The purpose of constructing the collage and stimulus instruments was to assess the learners’ attainment of the learning outcomes of the life skills learning programme. The collage is a compilation of pictures and concepts representing the different skills included in the life skills learning programme, and the pictures and concepts acted as the stimulus instruments. Subsequently, the collage and stimulus instruments were used in a first assessment directly after the learners had completed the life skills learning programme. The development of the data category classification enabled the researcher to evaluate and interpret the responses of the learners in the assessments and to ascertain to what extent the learning outcomes of the life skills learning programme were attained. It was found that the collage and stimulus instruments were effective in assessing the learners’ attainment of the learning outcomes of the life skills learning programme. However, it must be noted that the findings on the behavioural changes in the learners again highlighted the difficulties in assessing the affective domain in life skills.

Citation

Jacoba Van der Wal, R. and Van der Wal, R. (2003), "Assessing life skills in young working adults. Part 2: The application of an alternative instrument", Education + Training, Vol. 45 No. 4, pp. 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1108/00400910310478139